Pacific Crest Trail
Mile 162 to 162 3.5 non-PCT miles Three trucks drove by during the night, but luckily none pulled into the turn out or gave us any trouble. First(?) night as a hobo completed successfully! We packed up a little slower than usual, but were still walking by 5:45. We...
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Mile 145 to 162 plus 4.9 non-PCT miles I am writing this from the gravel shoulder of a pullout on a deadend road. It is 8:15 pm and I am sleeping here. Backing up to this morning, I awoke at Walden at 5:00 and was on the trail by 5:36 with B&B. We had just over 6...
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Mile 127 to 145 Walden There was a rumor of pancakes at Mike’s, but we decided getting an early start was the smart choice. We were up and moving by 5:45 and watched the sun rise over the rolling foothills of the mountains we would soon climb. I feel it is...
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Mile 110 to 128 Mike’s Place B&B and I left Warner Springs Resource Center at 5:55 and began walking through the surrounding pasture. The cows were there to great us as the sun rose over the hills. The trail soon took us along a dry sandy wash with long...
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Mile 101 to 110 Warner Springs Today was a nice walk from Barrel Springs to Warner Springs, which included a stop at the famous Eagle Rock. The rock not surprisingly looks surprisingly like a bald eagle stand with its wings partially raised. Another treat was the...
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Mile 80 to 101 Barrel Creek Putting up my tent last night and using earplugs was a good call. I was actually able to sleep, even with the wind! I woke up a little after 5:00 and was on the trail by 5:55. Today was going to be a long day. It was 21 miles until the next...
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Mile 73 to 80 (3 miles past Scissors Crossing) I cowboy camped again last night and while the stars were beautiful, the wind was ridiculous. It was constantly blowing in my face and wipping my quilt around. Luckily, it wasn’t very cold, but needless to say I...
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Mile 56 to 73 near Scissors Crossing I cowboy camped again and woke up in the night with stars draped across the midnight sky. The only sound was the wind rustling the brush. This campsite among the boulders was my favorite so far. I awoke to the sounds of Burnout and...
Pacific Crest Trail
Mile 37.7 to 56 stealth camp near boulder field Last night I cowboy camped, which means I slept under the stars with no tent. The winds were strong so I figured I would get better sleep without my tent flapping around. I was right! I was also lucky enough to wake up...
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Mile 20 to 37.7 Long Creek Today was an early start and I was on the trail by 6:10 as the sun was coming up. There were nice purples and pinks in the sky, which was a treat as I hiked the first couple of miles. After a brief climb, I dropped down to a lowland and...
Pacific Crest Trail
Mile 0 to 20 Lake Morena It’s a surreal experience to have spent so much time planning for, researching, and dreaming about the Pacific Crest Trail, and then to take my first steps on it. This morning, my sister and her husband were kind enough to wake up at...
Pacific Crest Trail
The time to start my thru-hike of the PCT is drawing near. To think that in three days, I will stand on the border with Mexico, face north and start walking towards Canada, fills me with joy and excitement. I am about to start an adventure, and I feel no fear or...
